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Topic: Disgaea 4

I think the problem is Disgaea is generally falling to typical plot problems in modern JRPGs. I mean heck Disgaea 3 was basically the then prevalent (and still is) "zany slice of life/school drama" genre of anime with "demons". Disgaea 4 is pretty much a stock JRPG attempting to act like The Daily Show only failing to realize what exactly makes the latter funny.

I'm still trudging through Disgaea 4.Its taking forever but I want to avoid having this on my backlog.

Here's a tip to speed it up: Grind on map 5-2. It's easy to get 150% EXP by tossing the yellow onto the purple (on re-runs; it's different the first time you play it) and turning everything yellow. Gradually raise enemy strength and repeat until you can get the enemies to Lv. 99 and kill them without issue. For some reason the game is glitched; Lv 99 enemies on 5-2 give you TONS of experience. Enough to hit the mid 150's easily within 2-3 runs of that map. Once you're at that level, with proper gear you can pretty much wreck the rest of the game no problem.

Might sound like grindy work but trust me; it's not any faster trying to keep up with the ever leaping difficulty scale.

I'VE DONE IT!!! In honor of Halloween I decided I was going to marathon to the end of Disgaea if it killed me.... It was tough to tear myself away from Xenoblade by the way... I will code my exploits in case it contains any sensitive material that may spoil anything for anyone...

I started this morning on chapter 8 truly believing I was at the end and just going to beat the game.... I figured beat the game, go to work, fairly uneventful Halloween.... that was until chapter 9 slapped me in my face!!!.... but by this point I was determined!... So I said screw work, its a holiday and I haven't taken time off in ages... I work 7 days a week sometimes up to 16 hours a day... anyhow.... nothing could have have prepared me for how grueling the 10th and final chapter was going to prove to be..... and on that note, I totally think chapter 9 should have been the end.. The whole Flonne cameo was just too cool!!... The "malice" scenario that followed was very anti-climactic in the wake of Flonnes super-angel robot.... And so now here I sit... 9 hours of gameplay completed in one day, credits rolled, save slot reads "post game" and I feel a little more complete as a human being..... I really feel, pathetic as it may sound, game experiences like this are evolutionary for me in some sense..... Maybe I've just lost my mind from viewing faaarrr too much SRPG-satirical madness in one 24 hour period..... Maybe I'm just proud... The fact remains I am done (at least with the main story, as I intend to come back and approach post game once all the DLC comes out)... The saddest part of all? Its 1:30 am, I am going grocery shopping and probably still going to play an hour or two of Xenoblade before I pass out..... Well what else are holidays for!? HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY :)

Adell and Rozalin, plus a Pirate Ship and a map, are going to be released this next Nov. 22th.

Well at least they are getting two of my least favorite characters out of the way early.... more to look forward to I suppose.... now Gig is a character that will totally get me back into post-game madness.... as soon as I am through with Xenoblade that is....

I've been working on this for an RPGFan review for the last several weeks - weekend mornings only, because that's when the TV is available for me to play games. This morning, I lost in one of the "game over" fights. Decided to start over, and an hour later, I've almost caught up with where I was. It can be fun to crush the foes who once brought you to the brink of death. :)

Ok, I gotta ask...... what is up with Japan getting all this crazy cool DLC content and we still don't have squat.... I know a few Disgaea 2 characters are on the way but that is NOTHING compared to the slew of neat-o-downloadables available in Japan... does anyone know if we will ever get this stuff? Must we just be patient.... or we getting Xeno-bladed here in North America?